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Pennsylvania’s unregulated weed stores are booming — but tests show products are rife with toxic and illicit chemicals

Almost every sample The Inquirer had tested was over the legal potency or contained mold or pesticides.

Max Marin and Ryan W. Briggs

Inside the escalating feud between the Pa. Senate GOP and a skill games company

The spat comes as Republican leaders have sponsored legislation that would impose a 35% tax rate on skill games revenue and empower the state Gaming Control Board to regulate the industry.

Andrew Seidman and Gillian McGoldrick 37 minutes ago

Phillies must re-sign Kyle Schwarber to maintain his partnership with Bryce Harper in the Wheeler Window

They're Bagwell and Biggio, Canseco and McGwire, Bonds and Kent, maybe even Parker and Stargell. The club hoped Alec Bohm might develop in time to replace Schwarbs, but he hasn't.

Marcus Hayes | Columnist

Camden police are now deploying social workers to city streets

Social workers are teaming up with Camden County police in Camden to address the city's mental and social service needs. It's part of the city's "guardian" approach to policing.

Prospect Medical wants to ‘abandon’ Delaware County Memorial and Taylor hospitals

Harold Brubaker

The Latest

Ryne Sandberg was the biggest ‘what might have been’ in Philly sports history

In Philadelphia — a city that saw Ferguson Jenkins and Sergei Bobrovsky climb to fame after they were traded — Sandberg will be remembered as the most painful departure of them all.

Marcus Hayes | Columnist

Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne ‘Ryno’ Sandberg, who started his career with the Phillies, died at 65

Jihaad Campbell shows flashes of his athleticism in Eagles training camp despite being limited

How could Trendon Watford fit with the Sixers? Get to know the ‘valuable rotation piece’ through the eyes of a Brooklyn Nets reporter.

Villanova basketball: Acaden Lewis’ court vision, Bryce Lindsay’s versatility stand out in open practice

More than a dozen slavery displays in Philly, including at Washington’s former home, have been flagged for a Trump admin review

Six displays at the President's House Site, which illustrates the paradox between freedom in the new nation and the ongoing horrors of slavery, were among those flagged for review.

Mayor Cherelle Parker’s long-term budget plans get green light, despite fears over federal funding cuts

Sean Collins Walsh

New whistleblower accounts emerge expressing concerns about Trump’s controversial pick to be a Philly-based federal appeals judge

Ethics panel says Rep. Mike Kelly violated code of conduct during investigation into wife’s stock trades

Evgenia Anastasakos

Pa. Dems accused Stacy Garrity of voting for ‘big beautiful bill’ even though she isn’t in Congress

Aliya Schneider

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Stephen Starr’s D.C. restaurant workers bring their pro-union protest to Philly

After staging a high-profile boycott in D.C., the would-be unionized employees of Philly's most famous restaurateur have taken their campaign for recognition on the road.

Over 10,000 Philly-area job listings required AI skills last year

Some aspects of AI adoption are strong in Philly, says a new report by Brookings, and strategies to scale up should consider "basic worker security."

Ariana Perez-Castells

Betty, Penn’s new off-campus supercomputer, joins the AI arms race

Looking for more energy supply, the university opted to build the system in Montgomery County, 30 miles from the main campus.

Joseph N. DiStefano

Philly’s first Amazon Fresh supermarket to open in a few weeks

It will be Amazon Fresh's sixth supermarket in the region.

Wine and spirits producers warn new Pennsylvania warehousing fee will lead to higher prices

A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board said that if the fee gets passed along to consumers, the cost will be small.

Arts & Entertainment

Meet the Philly filmmakers presenting films at this year’s BlackStar Film Festival

From a mermaid's tale of self-discovery to a Toni Cade Bambara biography, city filmmakers are telling stories that meet the pulse of the times.

Tower Theater has been dormant for years. What’s next?

Terry Gross reflects on ‘Fresh Air’s’ place among the greatest podcasts of all time

Fashion District announced as site of 2026 World Cup volunteer center

Mike Newall and Jonathan Tannenwald

Two babies’ skulls found at Mütter Museum linked to Gallitzin, Pa., murder mystery from 1980

HEALTH & SCIENCE

A heat dome is blanketing Philly, but a break is on the horizon

Temperatures in the mid and upper 90s are expected through the middle of the week.

The story behind Dispatch Biotherapeutics, an immunotherapy start-up with Penn roots

Renowned Penn scientist Carl June and Jeff Marrazzo, founding CEO of Philly's Spark Therapeutics, are part of the leadership that the company that has raised $216 million from investors.

Harold Brubaker

Hospital food is often unhealthy. This Pennsylvania program is changing that.

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is among the 63 Pennsylvania hospitals participating in the state's Good Food, Healthy Hospitals initiative to promote healthier food options.

A Navy Yard biotech is selling its first-of-its-kind therapy for rare cancer, along with other assets

The new owner of Adaptimmune's T-cell treatment for a rare form of cancer is expected to offer jobs to most of the 160 people who still work for Adaptimmune in South Philadelphia.

Harold Brubaker

How popular is your dog’s name? Find out in our breakdown of top names and breeds in Philly.

Inquirer analysis of Philly dog licenses counts: 82 Rockys, 17 Harpers, and 13 Hoagies.

Lizzie Mulvey and Charmaine Runes

The gunman who killed four people at a New York City building was targeting NFL offices but took the wrong elevator

Philip Marcelo and Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Trump administration moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation

Matthew Daly, Associated Press 20 minutes ago

‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say

Sam Mednick and Cara Anna, Associated Press 55 minutes ago

‘Epstein’ is the language of America’s unheard. The elites still don’t listen. | Opinion

Will Bunch | Columnist

The gunman who killed four people at a New York City building was targeting NFL offices but took the wrong elevator

Philip Marcelo and Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Trump administration moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation

Matthew Daly, Associated Press 20 minutes ago

‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say

Sam Mednick and Cara Anna, Associated Press 55 minutes ago

‘Epstein’ is the language of America’s unheard. The elites still don’t listen. | Opinion

Will Bunch | Columnist

Trump-CBS deal is even worse than you thought | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist 19 minutes ago

‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ is turning 20. Has it aged well?

John Semley, For The Inquirer

Trump’s mass deportation effort is a study in cruelty | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Bring a little Krypto (dog) into your life

Jen A. Miller, For The Inquirer

Trump-CBS deal is even worse than you thought | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist 19 minutes ago

‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ is turning 20. Has it aged well?

John Semley, For The Inquirer

Trump’s mass deportation effort is a study in cruelty | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Bring a little Krypto (dog) into your life

Jen A. Miller, For The Inquirer

A former SEPTA cop who watched and shared child porn - sometimes while on duty - was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison

Chris Palmer 18 minutes ago

Camden police are now deploying social workers to city streets

Man arrested in fatal shooting of woman outside North Philly church

One of two suspected shooters charged in fatal shooting at a birthday party in Nicetown

Rodrigo Torrejón

A former SEPTA cop who watched and shared child porn - sometimes while on duty - was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison

Chris Palmer 18 minutes ago

Camden police are now deploying social workers to city streets

Man arrested in fatal shooting of woman outside North Philly church

One of two suspected shooters charged in fatal shooting at a birthday party in Nicetown

Rodrigo Torrejón